Maybe not all new options are bad. That is what I am interested in finding.
A few more ideas anyway. I have to research this out more to see if ALL of it
is free. Uses ARM A9 and Mali 400, neat idea...can use Ubuntu.
FXI Cotton Candy
http://www.fxitech.com/cotton-candy/what-is-it/
FXI Cotton Candy Running in HDMI Mode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eWheoCw3J8
Also, people are taking cheap tablets using Allwinner A10 or A13 and are
running Debian or Ubuntu on them.
Blob-less hardware decoding on Allwinner A10 SoC based tablet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z__RxeVmYCQ
Debian on a low cost 60€ AllWInner A13 tablet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXQrRPvUVsQ
Lots more to check out yet, but very encouraging so far. ARM chips may
provide "enough" of a computer for basic chores such as web browsing and
email and a few other things. Now if it can be done inexpensively on free
hardware and with free software like Trisquel....